
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 53 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 53 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:38PM3.14m | 00:46AM3.34m | 1:30PM3.31m | 1:32AM3.57m | 2:15PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.59m | 7:03AM0.06m | 7:20PM0.44m | 7:50AM-0.15m | 8:03PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 |
108 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 29 | 88 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 61 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 |
17 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 29 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
— | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 53 | — | 97 | 114 | 132 | 110 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 53 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 25 | 159 | 159 | 168 | 141 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 157 | 155 | 63 | 155 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 39 | 155 | 155 |
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